{"id":7274,"date":"2018-07-28T20:22:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T03:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/?p=7274"},"modified":"2018-07-28T20:23:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T03:23:50","slug":"artificial-sweeteners-the-good-the-bad-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/nutrition\/artificial-sweeteners-the-good-the-bad-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Sweeteners? The Good? The Bad. The Truth."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Artificial Sweeteners have been around for decades and often touted as a \u201chealthy\u201d substitute for sugar. Most individuals choose a non-caloric artificial sweetener over sugar to lose weig<\/em>ht. Sugar spikes your insulin levels, which can lead to weight gain and\/or metabolic syndrome if over consumed.<\/p>\n

The American Cancer Society found that users gained more weight after using artificial<\/u> sweeteners than those not using sweeteners.<\/p>\n

\"\"Aspartame<\/strong> is just one of the artificial sweeteners and it is 200x\u2019s<\/u> sweeter than sucrose (sugar). Unlike several other artificial sweeteners that our body doesn\u2019t metabolize, aspartame can be metabolized. This means, it\u2019s not<\/strong> a non-caloric substance. It has 4 calories\/gram.<\/p>\n

Aspartame not<\/em> only affects weight, it can affect memory<\/u> and overall performance<\/u>. A study done with rats demonstrated that those given aspartame would complete the maze to their treats at slower paces than those rats not given aspartame.<\/p>\n

Aspartame is not the only sweetener. Here is a list of some of the other common ones.<\/p>\n